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What Makes Boko Haram’s Atrocities So Hard To Track?
Details about Boko Haram's recent attacks on villages in northeastern Nigeria have been hard to come by. A researcher for Amnesty International explains why.
January 16, 2015
Putin's Legal Crackdown on Civil Society
In the two years since Putin's return to the presidency, analysts and rights groups say it has become harder for Russians to protest, publish criticism and carry out advocacy.
January 13, 2015
What is the State of Dissent in Vladimir Putin's Russia?
"It’s very hard to imagine a strong opposition movement in a country ruled by Vladimir Putin," says human rights advocate and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov in an interview with FRONTLINE.
January 13, 2015
What's Been the Effect of Western Sanctions on Russia?
Western sanctions against Vladimir Putin's inner-circle have been far more than just simply symbolic, says a former economic advisor to the Russian government.
January 13, 2015
Inequality and the Putin Economy: Inside the Numbers
Vladimir Putin has called income inequality "absolutely unacceptable," but in Russia just 111 people control nearly 20 percent of all wealth.
January 13, 2015
The Many Faces of Vladimir Putin
Why is the Russian leader so inscrutable? FRONTLINE takes a closer look at Putin’s public personas.
January 13, 2015
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Putin's Way
FRONTLINE traces Vladimir Putin's ascent from unemployed spy to modern-day czar, and investigates the accusations of criminality that have accompanied his rise.
January 13, 2015
Watch Part of a Film Commissioned by Vladimir Putin -- About Himself
Putin used the film to reveal a secret about himself -- and make a promise he didn't keep. It was called "Power."
January 12, 2015
The American Who Plotted an Attack on a Newspaper
In 2009, David Coleman Headley planned to bring holy war to Denmark, after a newspaper published controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
January 9, 2015
Press Release | On Jan. 13, FRONTLINE Investigates Vladimir Putin’s Path to Power
On Jan. 13, FRONTLINE investigates of the accusations of criminality and corruption that have surrounded Putin's rise and reign.
January 7, 2015
Web of Terror
The Mumbai terrorist attacks killed 166 people -- including six Americans. Could they have been prevented?
December 21, 2014
Interactive: Web of Terror
The Mumbai terrorist attacks killed 166 people — including six Americans. Could they have been prevented?
December 21, 2014